Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Screening of "Brother Outsider"

Presented by the Politics Department as part of the weekly film series for Politics 101.

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2:00 AM - 2:00 AM

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During his 60-year career as an activist and organizer, Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the American Civil Rights movement. In 1963, Rustin brought his skills to the crowning glory of his civil rights career: his work organizing the March on Washington, the biggest protest America had ever seen. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, marking him again and again as a "brother outsider."

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Faith and Social Justice Interactive Panel

It's Social Action Week.

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2:00 AM - 4:00 AM

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Kick it off with this panel featuring Peter Laarman of Progressive Christians Uniting, Marium Mohuiddin of Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Reverend Noriaki Ito of Shinshu Center of America for an interfaith panel discussion about the intersection between faith, social justice work and change in the world. Q&A to follow.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Social Action Fair

Join the Office of Community Engagement and ASOC for the Social Action Fair!

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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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The Social Action Fair will feature community partners from LA and on-campus community service based clubs! Here is your opportunity to explore volunteer opportunities and directly meet the representatives from a variety of social service based organizations.

ASOC will be providing free ice cream on a first come first serve basis to help you stay cool while you network and sign up for great volunteer opportunities.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Alumni Fireside Chat with Peter Polydor '09

Peter Polydor '09 is an entrepreneur, investor, tech enthusiast and a founder of ERGO Capital Partners.

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1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

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At ERGO, Peter focuses on new investments and portfolio management within technology, media and energy sectors. Prior to ERGO, Peter was Vice President at SAIL Capital Partners, a cleantech venture capital firm headquartered in California. Outside of investment management, Peter conducted market research at Citigroup, policy research at the US House of Representatives, was involved in operations and management of privately owned real estate development firms as well as started, built and sold a web-services company.

We hope you'll take advantage of the opportunity to speak personally with alumni in a variety of fields and expertise! Fireside Chats will be scheduled throughout the semester so stay tuned for more speakers to be announced.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

ACLU Organizing Public Forum

Join the American Civil Liberties Union for a discussion on the ACLU's recent work in Southern California, followed by a discussion about what life is like for an ACLU attorney.

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2:30 AM - 2:30 AM

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Protecting our rights and liberties is more important than ever. The 90-year-old American Civil Liberties Union has long stood in the forefront of battles to protect civil liberties and rights in matters involving freedom of speech, religious liberty, criminal justice and drug policy reform, privacy, and LGBT rights, among others.

To equip a new generation of civil rights activists at Occidental College, the ACLU of Southern California has been working with Occidental College professors Thalia Gonzales, Marla Stone, and Thad Russell to organize the discussion. ACLU-SoCal Executive Director Hector Villagra will discuss the ACLU's most recent work, followed by a discussion between Politics Professor Thalia Gonzales and Ahilan Arulantham, Deputy Legal Director and head of the ACLU-SoCal Immigrant Rights Project, about life as an ACLU attorney.

The evening will conclude with a discussion of the merits of forming a new ACLU chapter on Occidental's campus and what that would entail.